Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-04-28


who testified against cx-Superintendcnt
| Foster, and refused to be cross-examined
were asked 10 resign, but declined to do
| so. whereupon they were discharged.
Others will have to go.
The Detroit, Mackinaw and Marquette
railroad company has recently opened up
| for option and lease its mineral lands In
Marquette and Iron counties, about 2O0,-
900 acres scattered through the two coun-
ties. The company has owned these lands
for years, but has never placed them In
the market
The association of superintendent of
city schools of the state will meet at Olivet
on the second Thursday evening and Fri
day Of May, and the question will proba-
bly, be settled as to whether piece of har-
ness leather Is preferable to the old blue
beech In settling common school debate.
Other matters of interest will also be
talked up.
A strong movement Is on foot at Luther
to organize stock company for the pur-
| pose of building a railroad from Baldwin
| to Glencoe. Those who are In position
to know say that the road can be built at
small expense comparatively, and they are
assured Of large amount of business In
|
ties and telegraph poles.
The police of Grand Rapids found Lille
Ketchum, % years old, sick In Smith San
ford's den and dying of starvation. She
| had been lying uncared for for several
weeks, and her body has become so ema-
ciated that she is veritable living skele-
ton. The girls nourishment in her illness
has been raw onions and bread crusts.
Co tod .vtr ri
moved to the hospital.
Having learned that IL will be almost or
| quite impossible for all the counties to get
their returns in by April %, the secretary
Of state has decided to postpone his call
| for meetingof the state board of canvass
ers, originally made for that date and will
| probably have to put ii OFF until nearly or
quite the latest day allowed by law, unless
he finds that all the returns are In earlier
than they now seem likely to be. May 90
| Is the latest date that the initial meeting
of the board can be held, but 1t can be ad-
! journed, If necessary.
The Canadian mining company, with a
capital stock Of 10000 shares, par value
! SEQ each. has been formed at Ishpeming,
with Alex. Dunn of Iron Mountain as pres
ident; Pierre LaChappelle Of Ishpeming.
| Chappelle, ID. +. WadswOrth, John Oliver,
| w. j. Officer. A. T.. Gourdeau, Moses Il.
| ToutlofT and Charles Parent as board of
directors. The company is developing the
mine, and already have 1900 tons of ore
taken out. The owners expect to ship 25,
900 tons this season.
Mrs. A. s. Fuller of Grand Rapls, a
member of the board of control of the state
industrial home for girls i'm Adrian, while
returning from an official visit had her
thigh broken through defective platform
at the Lake Shore depot. Retaining Bean
& Lane, she sued the company for $40, 900
damages. The suit was compromised
for 81 900, but she refused TO pay her at
torneys their bill of $3.50 for services rem
dered. The lawyers brought suit to re-
cover their fee. The case ended in a ver-
diet of S275 against Mrs. Fuller.
The board of control Of the state public
school will keep OIL wedding out discordant
elements in the state school till all Is COM
plete harmony. This will not necessari-
ly disturb the six or eight remaining who
gave damaging evidence against Foster,
but are worthy employees. Those already
resigned and discharged lost their places on
the recommendation of the legislative
committee. There is absolutely no posi-
bllity Of Fosters remaining superintendent